Tirupati, July 12 (PTI): A 45-year-old journalist working for a Telugu TV channel died of COVID-19 in a hospital here on Sunday, an official of the hospital said.

The scribe with fever and breathing problems was admitted to the facility designated as a COVID-19 centre on Saturday evening and tested positive for the virus, the official said.

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The bereaved family was taken to an isolation ward, the official added.

Andhra Pradesh Ministers P Ramachandra Reddy and K Narayana Swamy and former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu condoled the death of the journalist.

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